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New-York Committee of Safety to Captain Nathaniel Platt

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NEW-YORK COMMITTEE OF SAFETY TO CAPTAIN NATHANIEL PLATT.

Fishkill, December 3, 1776.

SIR: The Committee are informed that Colonel Livingston brought from Long-Island a considerable number of fire-arms. The Convention have therefore directed us that those arms will be wanted in this State. You are recommended to us as a proper person. We request you will apply to Colonel Livingston, and take the arms, appraise them, and transport them to this place, as soon as possible; and for your trouble and expense you will be paid.

We are, sir, &c˙,

JAS˙ CUYLER,
E˙ L' HOMMEDEU
JOHN MOORE.

To Captain Nathaniel Platt, Milford.

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Title

Letter from New-York Committee of Safety to Captain Nathaniel Platt

Resource Type

text

Genre/Form

documents (object genre)

Date Created

1776-12-03

Subject

Key people, events, and institutions: meetings, provincial conventions and assemblies
Military action: logistics, provisioning, and recruitment

Document ID

S5-V3-P03-sp01-D0075

Series

S5

Volume

S5-V3

Part

S5-V3-P03

Sub-Part

S5-V3-P03-sp01

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